basel, swizterland Projects 6 Created 16-Nov-08 By nina nzarov, copenhagen, Denmark Schaulager archive, atelier, exposition space 2 REHAB Basel Novartis office Peter Märkli office Apartment building 5 apartment, housing 3 clinic, health care St Jakob Park 6 commercial space, football stadium, shopping centre, sport 4 Bar Rouge 7 Morphing Systems bar, club http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 1
photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse 19 CH-4142 Basel http://wwwschaulagerorg/ photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Schaulager ('viewing warehouse') is neither museum nor traditional warehouse It keeps the Emanuel Hoffmann collection in optimal condition and is primarily accessible for specialists: conservators, curators, researchers etc The heavy outer wall is built up in layers and its outer surface scratched, exposing the pebbles excavated on site This material is not only a visual expression of weight and storage but also, as a result of its great inertia, an essential factor in the interior climate control On one side the box is somewhat indented, creating a forecourt, so that the entrance side is visible from great distance It appears to be guarded by a small building with a gabled roof The courtyard-like space radiates urbanism and publicness Schaulager is thus not simply an anonymous box on the urban periphery, but rather a place that is active and self-confident, expanding the public dimension of the city of Basel to the south, towards the new district of Dreispitz/Münchenstein Floor area/size 5-2003 16500 m² Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation Laurenz Foundation MI_MOA The building is ONLY OPEN for the public during exhibitions! Check the Schaulager website for info Tue, Wed, Fri noon 6 pm Thu noon 7 pm Sat, Sun 10 am 5 pm By tram: Take tram No 11, bound for Aesch, at the Swiss Railway Station SBB to "Schaulager" stop (approx 10 min) http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 2
photo: Marieke Mannens photo: Marieke Mannens REHAB Basel Im Burgfelderhof 40 4056 Basel http://wwwrehabch You expect clinics to look, well, clinical, modernist, austerely immaculate boxes, hygienically white inside and out REHAB Basel is a privately run rehabilitation clinic for patients with spinal-cord or brain injuries, they can stay here up to 18 months It appears residential and natural, though not with a funky, down-home earthiness, but crispy modern Here, oak, pine, larch, and ironwoods enclose and screen exterior walls, and a rectilinear plan brings daylight and landscape into its precincts through courtyards, grassy roofs, glazed walls, upper-level decks, and skylights The double and single rooms have daylight from above and an outside balcony The indoor swimming pool offers views into the sky from a pyramid-like dome above The floors are very wide, open giving wheelchair-bound patients a sense of autonomy Almost a place where anyone would like to live photo: Marieke Mannens Floor area/size 3-2002 24000 m² Main designer, Landscape architect Acoustics consultant August Künzel Martin Lienhard Rehab Basel AG Marieke_Mannens http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 3
photo: Goran Potkonjak photo: Goran Potkonjak Novartis office Fabrikstrasse 6 CH-4002 Basel Before the advent of modern scientific methods in chemistry and pharmacology, it was the alchemists who endeavoured to discover remedies for human ailments The office building Peter Märkli architekten designed for pharmaceutical giant Novartis Pharma recalls alchemy's other enterprise, its attempts to turn base metals into gold: or rather, Märkli has succeeded in maintaining that illusion The anodised aluminium of the loadbearing façades has been coated with a champagne-coloured paint and the air ducts that run across the roof are encased in gold-coloured aluminium sandwich board While such non-designed service elements are often an eyesore, here they look like costly treasures photo: Goran Potkonjak 2006 Peter Märkli Novartis Pharma Kirsten_Hannema The campus and offices of Novartis are not open to the public, its like a forbidden city for architecture lovers Maybe you could get in with a tour from the Basel ure Museum but don't count on it The campus is situated next to the river, just before (or after) the Dreirosenbrucke Coming from France: Motorway A35/E60 direction Basel, after customs enter left into the tunnel and follow the signs to Basel St Johann From EuroAirport Basel take Airport Express Bus PTT 50 to Kannenfeldplatz Change to Tram 1 (direction Dreirosenbrücke) stop Novartis Campus Across the street you find the main entrance to the Novartis Campus From Bahnhof Basel, also take tram 1, same way http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 4
Apartment building Schutzenmattstrasse 11 4051 Basel Sinuous cast-iron screens are used in the façade of this apartment building They resemble drain grilles This inventive use of unexpected but ordinary and readily available things is typical for the work of "Something mysterious is revealed in the normality of everyday life" 1993 unknown Marloes_Faber Close to the city centre There is a post office opposite the building http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 5
St Jakob Park St Jakobs-Strasse 395 4052 Basel http://wwwst-jakob-parkcom/ St Jakob Park is the stadium where FC Basel play "Joggeli" as it is nicknamed, has a current capacity of 39'000 seats 's first multi-purpose stadium, was inaugurated in 2001 after just two and half years under construction Situated on the south-eastern edge of the city in extensive park and recreation grounds, the world-renowned Basel architects Herzog & De Meuron have constructed an "experience park", which, with its unique dimension, bold architecture and ultramodern infrastructure, provides the optimum setting for large-scale events It combines a football stadium with shops and restaurants photo: Monique van den Berg Project is public! 2001 Basel United + City of Basel Marloes_Faber Basel United Stadion-Management AG, responsible for the professional marketing of the St Jakob Park, helps to plan and stage events professionally and provide guided tours of the St Jakob Park are offered (to book in advance) It is easy to get there by tram http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 6
Bar Rouge Messeplatz 10 CH-4058 Basel http://wwwbarrougech/ The original Bar Rouge was designed for the Expo02 in at the beach in Yverdon-les-Bains The bar stood here from May 2002 until October that same year Since then, the bar has slept until it was reused in the Messe-tower, at the 31th floor From this spot you will have amazing views over Basel Owwwand you definitely have to visit the toilet, could tell you more: it is a great experience! Project is public! 2006 Interior architect Morphing Systems Bar Rouge Marloes_Faber Monday Wednesday 17:00 01:00u Thursday 17:00 02:00u Friday and Saturday 17:00 04:00 Sunday closed Messeplatz is easy to find, most of the trams are heading to this place http://wwwmimoaeu/users/nnina/guides/basel%2c%20swizterland/ 7